Other names for this Heirloom Bush yellow wax dwarf bean include Dragon Langerie, Merveille de Piemonte and Meraviglia del Piemonte.

[4] Dragon tongue bean is a flavorful, juicy bean whose seeds are encased in a buffed colorful pod with mottled burgundy patterns throughout the shell's surface.

The shelled beans are pale pistachio green in color, their size, petite, and their shape, ovate and slightly curved.

[6] Fully grown plant height is approximately 2-3 feet tall.

[8] Soil Temperature required for Germination: 60–85 °F[9] Seed Depth: 1"[10] Seed Spacing: 4"[11] Row Spacing: 18–36"[12] Fertilizer Needs: Low[13] Dragon tongue bean can be harvested, picked and used for their pods as well as for their seeds like a green bean (snap bean) or allowed to mature into a shell bean for using their seeds only.